Just before his trial begins, Oslo prosecutors have filed additional charges against Marius Borg Høiby, son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit. These include violations of a contact ban, drug offenses, and traffic violations. Høiby admits to all the new allegations.
Oslo prosecutors have brought six additional charges against Marius Borg Høiby (29). State attorney Sturla Henriksbø told the German Press Agency that these include two violations of a contact ban with an ex-girlfriend, a gross violation of the narcotics law, and three traffic offenses.
According to the news agency NTB, Høiby received, transported, and passed on at least 3.5 kilograms of marijuana in 2020. His lawyer, Ellen Holager Andenæs, told NTB: "He did not earn anything from it." The traffic offenses stem from videos on Høiby's phone showing him filming himself speeding on a motorcycle. Andenæs confirmed that her client admits all the new charges.
The additional allegations will now be forwarded to the Oslo District Court for the main trial starting February 3. Overall, Høiby, the eldest son of Mette-Marit (52) from a previous relationship, faces 32 charges—including rape, abuse in close relationships, and assault. In summer 2024, he admitted to becoming violent toward his then-girlfriend under the influence of alcohol and cocaine and destroying items in her apartment. However, he firmly denies the sexual offense allegations, as one of his defenders later stated.
Høiby is part of the Norwegian royal family but holds no princely title and is not an official member of the royal house. Mette-Marit has two other children with Crown Prince Haakon (52): Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra (21) and Prince Sverre Magnus (20).
